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Direct linkMa, Cecilia M. S.; Shek, Daniel T. L. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2019
Objective: The present study explored the outcomes of a positive youth development (PYD) program entitled "Project P.A.T.H.S." based on a total of 12,281 Chinese adolescents in Hong Kong. Method: To understand the impact of this program, the study assessed the changes in developmental outcomes using a single group pretest and posttest…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Program Descriptions, Asians, Pretests Posttests
Law, Ben M. F.; Shek, Daniel T. L.; Ma, Cecilia M. S. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2013
Social systems, particularly family, school, and peer, are especially critical in influencing adolescents to participate in volunteer service; however, no objective measures of this construct exist. Objectives: This study examined the psychometric properties of the Family, School, and Peer Influence on Volunteerism scale (FSPV) among Chinese…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Measures (Individuals), Validity, Foreign Countries
Sun, Rachel C. F.; Shek, Daniel T. L. – Social Indicators Research, 2012
The purpose of this replication study was to examine the relationships among life satisfaction, positive youth development and problem behaviour. The respondents were 7,151 Chinese Secondary 2 (Grade 8) students (3,707 boys and 3,014 girls) recruited from 44 schools in Hong Kong. Validated assessment tools measuring positive youth development,…
Descriptors: Life Satisfaction, Structural Equation Models, Foreign Countries, Grade 8
Law, Ben M. F.; Shek, Daniel T. L. – Social Indicators Research, 2011
Participation in volunteer service is an indicator of quality of life. This study attempts to validate the Beliefs Against Volunteering Scale (BAV), an assessment of the negative beliefs about volunteerism among Chinese adolescents in Hong Kong. The BAV was administered to 5,946 Chinese adolescents. The BAV and its subscales were found to be…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Validity, Adolescents, Measures (Individuals)
Law, Ben M. F.; Shek, Daniel T. L. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2011
The influence of culture on adolescent prosocial behavior is a neglected aspect in existing studies. Objectives: This study evaluates the psychometric properties of the Cultural Influence on Helping Scale (CIHS) among Chinese adolescents. CIHS is an instrument that assesses Chinese cultural influence on helping other people. Method: The CIHS was…
Descriptors: Prosocial Behavior, Construct Validity, Adolescents, Measures (Individuals)
Kwok, Sylvia Y. C. Lai; Shek, Daniel T. L. – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2010
Based on the responses of 5,557 Chinese secondary students in Hong Kong, the relationships among perceived hopelessness, family functioning, and suicidal ideation were examined. Results showed that suicidal ideation was positively related to hopelessness, but negatively related to parent-adolescent communication. Compared with father-adolescent…
Descriptors: Suicide, Parent Child Relationship, Depression (Psychology), Foreign Countries
Shek, Daniel T. L.; Ma, Cecilia Man-Sze – Social Indicators Research, 2009
The Chinese Perceived Causes of Poverty Scale (CPCPS) was constructed to assess Chinese people's beliefs about poverty. Four categories of explanations of poverty are covered in this scale: personal problems of poor people, lack of opportunities to escape from poverty, exploitation of poor people, and bad fate. Based on the responses of 1,519…
Descriptors: Poverty, Beliefs, Factor Structure, Rating Scales
